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“We at bereavement.co.uk are very proud to promote the amazing work of this outstanding charity , Congratulations Child Bereavement UK “<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Child Bereavement UK celebrates 21 years of Rebuilding Lives<\/strong><\/p>\n

On 15 October, Child Bereavement UK held a 21st Birthday Dinner and Concert to mark the occasion of its 21st<\/sup> year of helping families to rebuild their lives after the devastation of child bereavement. In a moving speech, Child Bereavement UK\u2019s Royal Patron, HRH The Duke of Cambridge, said:<\/p>\n

\u201cI have witnessed first-hand the difference CBUK has made \u2013 and continues to make \u2013 to the lives of bereaved families.\u00a0 CBUK works with military families, with the wrecked families of suicide victims, with little children whose lives torn apart by the inexplicable death of a parent.\u00a0 And yet amid all this misery, CBUK \u2013 and I don’t know how they do this \u2013 brings warmth, comfort, a guiding hand, a way through, even colour and joyfulness, and a renewed opportunity for love as a family reknits itself after tragedy.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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Guests were then treated to a special concert by Gary Barlow. Gary and his wife Dawn\u2019s baby daughter, Poppy, was stillborn on August 4th<\/sup> 2012. Gary Barlow said:<\/p>\n

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\u201cDawn and I have always felt our own personal bereavement was too painful and private to talk or comment on publicly.\u00a0Instead I will sing joyous music in support of Child Bereavement UK\u00a0to say thank you for all the help it has given us and many other families<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n

Child Bereavement UK\u2019s Chief Executive, Ann Chalmers, said:<\/p>\n

\u201cAs Child Bereavement UK marks its 21st<\/sup> year of helping families to rebuild their lives after bereavement, we are mindful of the fact that milestones can be bittersweet for those facing life without their precious baby, their child, their brother or their sister, their mum or dad; someone important to them. Child Bereavement UK\u2019s birthday is therefore not just about what the charity has achieved over the last 21 years, it is about the many bereaved families we have supported – the parents, carers, children and young people –\u00a0 and the 78000+ professionals who have attended our training to date, so they can meet the needs of families at what can be the most difficult time in a family\u2019s life. A big thank you goes to all our supporters; it is because of them that we can continue to provide vital support to families across the UK as they start to rebuild their lives after the devastation of child bereavement.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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Child Bereavement UK supports families and educates professionals when a baby or child of any age dies or is dying, or when a child is facing bereavement. Every year the charity trains almost 7000 professionals, helping them to better understand and meet the needs of grieving families.<\/p>\n

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To find out more go to:<\/p>\n

www.childbereavementuk.org<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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Support & Information Line: 0800 02 888 40<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Why is Child Bereavement UK needed?<\/strong><\/p>\n